What is design - part deux

Design is the gathering and sharing of information/ideas/solutions through purposeful selection and organization.

I thought it would be fun to conduct a little survey as part of my search to discover what exactly design is. Once my own "design is" statement seemed complete I set out to discover what others thought. I asked as many of my friends as possible to define art, design, and then describe the difference between the two in their own words. A group email was sent out to about twenty people. So far only a few people have responded. Their responses are quite interesting and prove that there is no right answer. I don't necessarily agree (or disagree) with their opinions but feel that they give us all something to think about.

Here are the responses so far. Once more people reply I’ll include their answers too.

Person #1: Urban Planner.
1. What is art?
Art is the creation of something beautiful (or not) produced by one's skill and imagination.
2. What is design?
Design is to create something according to a plan (like a plan/building layout) to show how something works. Design is also making something look good.
3. What is the difference between art and design?
There is more room for creativity with art than design.
Design would be creating a plan and in order for that design to be good, art would be used to identify the creativity in design.

Person #2: Painter and jewellery maker.
1. Art, in my opinion is painting, drawing, the use of your body to create an image that is creative, and has no rules
2. Design is restricted, involves planning and reconstructing with sharp lines, basic shapes, used for advertising, many rules and guidelines.
3. Art strikes me as being more free and using traditional methods such as oil painting, Design I simply think of digital layouts and advertising.

Person #3: International Project Management student
1. Art is the expression of someone's own thoughts, ideas and/or emotions. Art can be expressed through any kind of means.
2. Design is the creation of something that is for purposes other than thoughts, emotions and/or ideas. (i.e. it has more of a commercial value, rather than for the pure pleasure of the artist).
3. Design can be art, or it can be for other purposes. When it is used to create something that is not an emotion, thought and/or idea it is no longer art. That's le difference!